World War II monument opens in Washington, D.C. On April 29, 2004, the World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C. to thousands of visitors, providing overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and women who served in the war. The memorial is located on 7.4 acres on the...
Read MoreEarth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world’s environmental problems, is celebrated in the United States for the first time on April 22, 1970. Millions of Americans, including students from thousands of colleges and universities, participated in rallies, marches and educational programs...
American Revolution begins at Battle of Lexington At about 5 a.m., 700 British troops, on a mission to capture Patriot leaders and seize a Patriot arsenal, march into Lexington to find 77 armed minutemen under Captain John Parker waiting for them on the town’s common green....
Apollo 13 returns to Earth With the world anxiously watching, Apollo 13, a U.S. lunar spacecraft that suffered a severe malfunction on its journey to the moon, safely returns to Earth. On April 11, the third manned lunar landing mission was launched from Florida, carrying astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert...
On April 16, 2007, 32 people died after being gunned down on the campus of Virginia Tech by Seung-Hui Cho, a student at the college who later died by suicide. The Virginia Tech shooting began around 7:15 a.m., when Cho, a 23-year-old senior and English major...
Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had...
Who doesn't love a bizarre true crime story? The proliferation of documentary series, podcasts, and other true crime tales prove humans have an unorthodox fascination with crime stories. Whether it's twists in true crime stories, crazy loopholes in the law, or the implausible details of a jaw-dropping case, the world of crime can...
Bear wrestling is prohibited Next time you're looking for an adrenaline rush in Louisiana, maybe avoid wrestling a bear. Louisiana law states that individuals involved in "bear wrestling matches" - defined as "a match or contest between one or more persons and a bear for the...
No silly string allowed Thought silly string was all fun and games? Think again. In Mobile, Alabama, it's illegal to "keep, store, use, manufacture, sell, offer for sale, give away or handle any 'spray string,' 'snap pops,' or other matter or substances similar thereto." Don't waste your moose They don't...
We scoured the law books in every state to find the weirdest law that's been passed in each one (some have been repealed, but some are shockingly still on the books). Find out what the law says in your home state. No intoxicated skiing No drunk skiing...
